I gotta wonder at it, too, Junglesmacks. Ribs were hard to cook and so they were cheap and became the food of the poor. So the poor learned how to cook them. (Substantial progress was made by African Americans, just gotta say that. Of course, that may seem racist itself, damn.) And they cooked them really nicely, and suddenly ribs were loved and everyone ate them.

So now, tofu has to imitate them? Too fucking weird.

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

As for on Playa cravings:These cheap single serve trailmix packets. Since its single serve the whole bag doesn't get dusty by Friday, and they are the perfect serving size Another one I love, is Beanies'n'Weinnies (baked beans and cop up hot dogs). So simple, so tasty, and will last tell Saturday even if the hot dogs thaw but stay Cold.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

Tofu is wonderful in a lot of stuff. It just needs to be cooked right - I would kill for good Tofu Praram, with thinly sliced fried tofu in it (most places make it with either non-fried tofu, or they slice the fried tofu thick, so it doesn't absorb the peanut sauce as well)

On topic - I'm a big fan of the Annie Chuns Miso soup, I eat it almost every day. Trader Joes has a good French Onion soup that's vegetarian as well. Soups tend to be my main dinner, during the day it's lots & lots of pickles (brined only, no vinegar "pickles" ever), chips & salsa, pita chips & hummus (with olives - yumm!), kimchee...

Last year I brought hard-boiled eggs - they really disagreed with me. I'm fine with them in the city, but on playa... not so much.

It's a camping trip in the desert, not the redemption of the fallen world - Cryptofishist

Beanies'n'Weenies!!!Not just Burning Man, but anytime I'm camping.This last year we up'd our game a little and used precooked brats instead of hot dogs.YUMMM!

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

A can of chicken mixed with mango salsa, eaten cold with pita chips. Salty, sweet, juicy and refreshingly chilly!

And then also pretty much every meat mentioned so far. Last time I camped with elite vegans who gave us shit for using our utensils, cutting board, pan, and stove to cook chicken curry in "their" kitchen. Most delicious spite curry ever.

“When you’re a kid, they tell you it’s all… Grow up, get a job, get married, get a house, have a kid, and that’s it. But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. It’s so much darker. And so much madder. And so much better."

Our daily breakfast last year was a great success. Scrambled egg-beaters (I thought they'd suck but I couldn't tell the difference between them and regular eggs, and less chance of breakage with transport) in a tortilla with cheese, avocado, and salsa. Served with a side of instant mashed potatoes in lieu of hash browns, and a can of iced coffee. Yummmmmmm.

I make crepes the first few days. I have premixed batter in a gallon water jug. first time those around me saw me making freaking crepes on the playa off the back of my motorcycle they were amazed....considering that in their 50ft transformer of an RV all they had were pickles and snickers bars.

Oh and tomato soup. I really despise tomato juice but I love tomato soup. With either rice or couscous.